Before joining the EIU's thought leadership team he was Europe editor in the EIU's Country Analysis department, covering politics, economics and industry trends in Western Europe. Martin earned a bachelor of economic and social studies in international relations (First Class Honours) from Aberystwyth University and a master’s degree in EU international relations and diplomacy studies from the College of Europe. He has also studied global health policy, macroeconomics and international economics at the University of London.

Martin is a regular speaker at global conferences and events. For example, he recently presented on topics such as global trends in self-care (at the India Pharma Summit in Bangalore), heart health (at the World Health Assembly in Geneva) and obesity in Europe (at the European Parliament in Brussels). He is also experienced in chairing events, for example sessions at The Economist Events' recent conferences on obesity, food, materials and sustainability as well as numerous roundtables on issues such as behavioural economics in healthcare, stroke prevention and building a new ecosystem of care. In addition to English and his native German, he also speaks Dutch, French and Italian.

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